Answer: jackstraws

AnswerCrossword Clue
JACKSTRAWSEffigies.
JACKSTRAWSGame for steady hands
JACKSTRAWSGame of extrication
JACKSTRAWSChildren's game
jackstrawsJACKSTRAW, an effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence
jackstrawsA game played with a heap of small rods of wood, bone, or plastic, in which players try to remove one at a time without disturbing the others